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• alot (nonstandard or misspelling)

Noun

a lot

1. A large amount.
   • 2013 June 29, “A punch in the gut”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, page 72-3:

     Mostly, the microbiome is beneficial. It helps with digestion and enables people to extract a lot more calories from their food than would otherwise be possible. Research over the past few years, however, has implicated it in diseases from atherosclerosis to asthma to autism.

   I have a lot of things to say.‎

2. Many things, much.

   A lot depends on whether your parents agree.‎

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Adverb

a lot ‎(not comparable)

1. (idiomatic) very much; a great deal; to a large extent.

   Thanks a lot for listening to me.

   It's a lot harder than it looks.

2. (idiomatic) often; frequently

   I go swimming a lot.

Synonyms

• loads, tons

Related terms

• alot
• lots

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Anagrams

• alto, ATOL, lota, tola